Travel/handbag That Converts Into a Back Pack and Has a Hidden Compartment

ABSTRACT

A travel bag that looks like a hand bag and can convert into a back pack, created for business travelers, vacationers and students. It contains compartments for laptop computer and other smaller electronic devices, two eyelets on exterior side pockets for music player cords, a retractable hidden shoe compartment, and a water repellent insulated pouch with zipper closure.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Women business travelers, vacationers, and students carry a variety ofnecessary items with them. Items such as lap tops, paperwork, cellphones, and other electronic devices. They also carry water bottles,lunch or snacks, a sweater or light coat, and possibly an umbrella.Business women often carry an extra pair of shoes for walking around thecity, or catching a commuter train. This bag is designed to organizethese items, and make them more manageable.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

A travel bag that looks like a hand bag. It has a strap with snaps thatfasten to the bag body which is used to convert the bag into a backpack. It has compartments for a laptop, electronic devices, water bottleand food items. The compartment for the water bottle and food items iswater repellent and insulated. It also has a retractable hiddencompartment for shoes or other items, separating them from the contentsof the main bag.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

Drawing 1-5: Bag Front

A: O-rings.

B: Part of strap that snaps to body of bag.

C: Eyelet for music player cord.

D: Shoe compartment, closed.

Drawing 2-5: Bag Back

E: Computer compartment.

Drawing 3-5: Bag Back with Shoe Compartment Expanded

F: Interior insulated water repellent pouch.

G: Compartment, expanded.

H: Compartment top zipper placket.

I: Compartment entry zipper.

J: Compartment bottom zipper placket.

-   Drawing 4-5: Bag Front as Back Pack Configuration. Straps unsnapped    from body and pulled through top two rings (A, drawing 1-5).

K: Strap of bag unsnapped with snap sockets on body of bag exposed.

-   Drawing 5-5: Bag Front Shoe Compartment Only, without zipper    plackets.

L: Separating zipper.

M: Entry zipper.

FIG. 1: Compartment expanded by separating zipper (L) and entry zipper(M) open.

FIG. 2: Compartment expanded and entry zipper (M) closed.

FIG. 3: Compartment retracted with both (L) and (M) zippers closed(entry zipper is now hidden).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A travel bag that has a strap that is partially attached to the body ofthe bag with snaps (B, drawing 1-5). These snaps, when separated fromthe body and pulled through the top two O-rings (A, drawing 1-5), allowthe strap to re-configure into a back pack (drawing 4-5).

A travel bag that has an exterior laptop computer compartment (E,drawing 2-5) with a zipper closure.

A travel bag that has a water repellent insulated pouch inside with azipper closure (F, drawing 3-5).

A travel bag that has an expandable compartment (D, drawing 1-5 and G,drawing 3-5) at its base that can be used for shoes or other items toseparate them from the rest of the bag. It expands, retracts, and closeswith the use of a separating zipper (L, drawing 5-5). It also contains aregular zipper (M, drawing 5-5) for entry into compartment. There aretwo plackets at the top and bottom of this compartment (H and J, drawing3-5) that hide the zippers when the compartment is closed. The topplacket (H), when closed with separating zipper L), overlaps the bottomplacket (I), concealing bottom placket and the entire compartment.

1. The hidden shoe compartment, with zippered entry (drawing 5-5). 2.The entire strap of the bag and the snap sockets on body of the bag,which facilitate back pack configuration (K, drawing 4-5) with the useof snaps on the part of the strap that attach to the body of the bag (B,drawing 1-5).